Austin Franco, the controversial Cornell University student, who flatly refused to work with an NYC startup because the boss was Jewish, revealed that Cornell did not take any action against him and now he has $25,000 in his bank account through donations. Basically, the controversy did more good to him. The revelation was made to an undercover investigator from Accuracy in Media, a non-profitr, who pretended to be a fellow antisemite and met Austin Franco.
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Franco admitted that he did not think he would be at the center of this major controversy after what he said. In fact, he thought he was only being honest because employers don't give any explanation for not hiring someone; but he did for not accepting an offer. He said on the face that he won't work for a Jew.
